Study of the Effect of Glutamine Supplementation on Chemotherapy Induced Toxicities in Breast Cancer Patients

NCT ID: NCT00772824

Last Updated: 2018-07-17

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

23 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-12-31

Study Completion Date

2009-12-31

Brief Summary

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Glutamine, a non essential branched chain amino acid, is most important non toxic nitrogen carrier in body. It participates in variety of physiological functions. It is a major fuel source of enterocytes and is a substrate for gluconeogenesis in kidney, lymphocytes, and monocytes. It is also a nutrient in muscle protein metabolism in response to infection, inflammation and muscle trauma. The significance of glutamine to metabolic homeostasis becomes evident during periods of stress, when it becomes a conditionally essential amino acid. Role of glutamine as protective agent in hepato-biliary dysfunction, in maintaining mucosal integrity of the Gastrointestinal tract following its administration in patient with major bowel surgery as a supplement and part of TPN in critically ill patients and in patients of septicemia, is well established. However the role of glutamine supplementation in reducing or preventing chemotherapeutic agents induced toxicity in cancer patients is controversial.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Case Control
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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1

10 patients (30 cycles) of chemotherapy will receive placebo

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

2

Intravenous glutamine

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

IV Glutamine

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

50 ml of 20% glutamine IV before chemotherapy

3

Oral Glutamine

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Glutamine

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

2g/kg body weight twice daily in divided doses for 5 days

Interventions

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Glutamine

2g/kg body weight twice daily in divided doses for 5 days

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

IV Glutamine

50 ml of 20% glutamine IV before chemotherapy

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* The patients \> 18 years of age
* Histologically or cytologically proven breast cancer
* Receiving CEF chemotherapy cycles presently or in the past
* The patients who will give informed consent to participate in the study
* Patients must have sufficient organ and marrow function
* Stage 1 neuropathy, subclinical neuropathy, surgery induced neuropathy

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnancy
* Clinical/biochemical severe liver failure
* Clinical/biochemical severe renal dysfunction
* Refusal to participate in the study
* Patients who have received prior chemotherapy with paclitaxel.
* Patients who have neuropathy due to any known systemic or metabolic causes like diabetes, leprosy, nutritional deficiency induced (vit. B12) etc
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Banaras Hindu University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Manoj Pandey

Professor, Surgical Oncology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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R K Goel, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Institute of Medical Sciences

Locations

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Sir Sunder Lal Hospital

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Site Status

Countries

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India

References

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Rubio IT, Cao Y, Hutchins LF, Westbrook KC, Klimberg VS. Effect of glutamine on methotrexate efficacy and toxicity. Ann Surg. 1998 May;227(5):772-8; discussion 778-80. doi: 10.1097/00000658-199805000-00018.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9605669 (View on PubMed)

Satoh J, Tsujikawa T, Fujiyama Y, Bamba T. Nutritional benefits of enteral alanyl-glutamine supplementation on rat small intestinal damage induced by cyclophosphamide. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2003 Jun;18(6):719-25. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2003.03042.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12753156 (View on PubMed)

van der Hulst RR, van Kreel BK, von Meyenfeldt MF, Brummer RJ, Arends JW, Deutz NE, Soeters PB. Glutamine and the preservation of gut integrity. Lancet. 1993 May 29;341(8857):1363-5. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)90939-e.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8098788 (View on PubMed)

Govindarajan R, Heaton KM, Broadwater R, Zeitlin A, Lang NP, Hauer-Jensen M. Effect of thalidomide on gastrointestinal toxic effects of irinotecan. Lancet. 2000 Aug 12;356(9229):566-7. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02586-1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10950238 (View on PubMed)

Bergstrom J, Furst P, Noree LO, Vinnars E. Intracellular free amino acid concentration in human muscle tissue. J Appl Physiol. 1974 Jun;36(6):693-7. doi: 10.1152/jappl.1974.36.6.693. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Lacey JM, Wilmore DW. Is glutamine a conditionally essential amino acid? Nutr Rev. 1990 Aug;48(8):297-309. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1990.tb02967.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 2080048 (View on PubMed)

Daniele B, Perrone F, Gallo C, Pignata S, De Martino S, De Vivo R, Barletta E, Tambaro R, Abbiati R, D'Agostino L. Oral glutamine in the prevention of fluorouracil induced intestinal toxicity: a double blind, placebo controlled, randomised trial. Gut. 2001 Jan;48(1):28-33. doi: 10.1136/gut.48.1.28.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Berthrong M. Pathologic changes secondary to radiation. World J Surg. 1986 Apr;10(2):155-70. doi: 10.1007/BF01658133. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 3705602 (View on PubMed)

Huang EY, Leung SW, Wang CJ, Chen HC, Sun LM, Fang FM, Yeh SA, Hsu HC, Hsiung CY. Oral glutamine to alleviate radiation-induced oral mucositis: a pilot randomized trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2000 Feb 1;46(3):535-9. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(99)00402-2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10701731 (View on PubMed)

Cao Y, Kennedy R, Klimberg VS. Glutamine protects against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. J Surg Res. 1999 Jul;85(1):178-82. doi: 10.1006/jsre.1999.5677.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10383856 (View on PubMed)

Boyle FM, Wheeler HR, Shenfield GM. Amelioration of experimental cisplatin and paclitaxel neuropathy with glutamate. J Neurooncol. 1999 Jan;41(2):107-16. doi: 10.1023/a:1006124917643.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10222430 (View on PubMed)

Vahdat L, Papadopoulos K, Lange D, Leuin S, Kaufman E, Donovan D, Frederick D, Bagiella E, Tiersten A, Nichols G, Garrett T, Savage D, Antman K, Hesdorffer CS, Balmaceda C. Reduction of paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy with glutamine. Clin Cancer Res. 2001 May;7(5):1192-7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11350883 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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GLU_07

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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